By Marianne Garvey, CNN It’s day seven of the Olympics in Tokyo and a big day for both swimming and gymnastics. Here are some events available to watch on Thursday — remember Tokyo is 13 hours ahead of US Eastern Time: Women’s gymnastics: The individual all-around final began at 6:40 a.m. ET and primetime coverage
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By Jessica Hasbun, CNNE Dominican merengue legend Juan de Dios Ventura Soriano, also known as Johnny Ventura, died Wednesday at the age of 81, his son Jandy Ventura confirmed to CNN. The singer-songwriter died of a heart attack at the Medical Union Clinic in the northern city of Santiago, in the Dominican Republic, according to his son.
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By Megan Marples, CNN Disneyland Resort traditionally draws millions of visitors from around the world each year to “the happiest place on Earth,” but after closing for more than a year because of the pandemic, the resort was forced to make some major changes aimed at safely welcoming guests back. A month after the Southern
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By Jeevan Ravindran, CNN Bob Odenkirk’s “Breaking Bad” co-stars Bryan Cranston and Aaron Paul have sent well wishes to the actor after he collapsed on the set of his hit TV show “Better Call Saul.” The 58-year-old suffered a “heart related incident” that caused him to collapse, representatives for the actor told CNN Wednesday, adding
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By Sandra Gonzalez and Chloe Melas, CNN Dusty Hill, the bearded bassist with American blues-rock band ZZ Top, has died, according to the band’s official website. He was 72. “We are saddened by the news today that our Compadre, Dusty Hill, has passed away in his sleep at home in Houston, TX,” the statement, from
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By Gregory Wallace and Pete Muntean, CNN “Help!” yelled a flight attendant as she grabbed a knife-wielding man and wrestled to pin the knife against her hip. “I need help!” Then the struggle stopped. “Alright, let’s do it again,” the instructor said. “Reset!” The knife was made of rubber. The man was a fellow flight
Continue Reading By Gregory Wallace and Pete Muntean, CNN “Help!” yelled a flight attendant as she grabbed a knife-wielding man and wrestled to pin the knife against her hip. “I need help!” Then the struggle stopped. “Alright, let’s do it again,” the instructor said. “Reset!” The knife was made of rubber. The man was a fellow flight
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By Marianne Garvey, CNN “Arthur” is coming to an end after 25 years. PBS Kids plans to end the iconic children’s series, screenwriter Kathy Waugh revealed during a recent interview on the “Finding DW” podcast. Executive producer Carol Greenwald said reruns will continue to be available on PBS Kids. “Arthur is the longest-running kids animated
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Francesca Street, CNN A prehistoric solar observatory in the middle of a desert. A decades-old railway that bisects two soaring mountain ranges. Striking art etched into rocks that dates back 7,000 years. These are just some of the spectacular destinations newly inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List. After several days of online deliberations, the
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Jeevan Ravindran, CNN The luxurious 16th-century London mansion that belonged to King Henry VIII of England’s notorious chief minister, Thomas Cromwell, has been recreated for the first time. Nick Holder, a historian and research fellow at English Heritage and the University of Exeter, conducted research into the 58-room mansion and worked with illustrator Peter Urmston
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By Lisa Respers France, CNN There’s plenty happening at the Olympics in Tokyo, not to mention the news being made — including gymnast Simon Biles’ decision to drop out of Tuesday’s team competition and the upcoming individual all-around competition. Here are some events available to watch on Wednesday, keeping in mind that Tokyo is 13
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By Marianne Garvey, CNN Lorenzo Lamas is in love and engaged. The actor took to Facebook to update his relationship status to engaged. He popped the question to Kenna Nicole Smith five months ago. “Kenna and I met through my Godmother Francesca Daniels last April. I proposed to Kenna on Thursday the 11th of February
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By Lisa Respers France, CNN With so much going on regarding her conservatorship Britney Spears is looking to decompress. The pop star posted video Tuesday on her verified Instagram account of her painting. “As you guys know there’s a lot of change going on in my life at the moment and today I was feeling
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By Lisa Respers France, CNN Mercedes-Benz Stadium is Team Yeezy. The official Twitter account for the stadium in Atlanta is currently named DONDA Studio at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in recognition of Kanye West occupying the venue as he completes his 10th studio album named after his late mother, Donda West. Almost a week ago West held
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By Joe Sutton and Amy Woodyatt, CNN Bob Odenkirk, star of hit TV shows “Breaking Bad” and “Better Call Saul,” is in stable condition “after experiencing a heart related incident” that caused him to collapse on set, the actor’s representatives said Wednesday. Odenkirk was shooting “Better Call Saul” in New Mexico when he collapsed, TMZ,
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By Reuters Jerome Powell, this story’s for you. The Federal Reserve chair, always on the lookout for signs of inflation, might want to drop by Manhattan’s Upper East Side, where a $200 plate of french fries stretches the definition of haute cuisine. The restaurant Serendipity 3 already claims world records for the most expensive burger
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By Lisa Respers France, CNN Joey Jordison, a founder of the heavy metal band Slipknot, has died, his family announced in a statement provided Tuesday to CNN. He was 46. “We are heartbroken to share the news that Joey Jordison, prolific drummer, musician and artist passed away peacefully in his sleep on July 26th, 2021,”
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By David Williams, CNN Extreme athlete Ray “Reza” Baluchi planned to spend the next three or four weeks on the Atlantic Ocean “walking” from Florida to New York in a hamster wheel-like vessel he calls his bubble. Equipment issues forced him to abandon the effort after less than a day and he came ashore in
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By Marianne Garvey, CNN Wentworth Miller has revealed he received an autism diagnosis a year ago, and he’s sharing his feelings about it with the world. The “Prison Break” star said on Instagram, “This isn’t something I’d change … immediately being autistic is central to who I am. To everything I’ve achieved/articulated.” He did not
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By Sandra Gonzalez, CNN There’s something weird going on in the trailer for “Ghostbusters: Afterlife,” and it don’t look good. But the movie does. In the next chapter in the “Ghostbusters” universe, director Jason Reitman delivers a story about a broke single mom (Carrie Coon) who moves her two kids (Mckenna Grace and Finn Wolfhard)
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